Financial Aid for ED Applicants

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<p>yea i've heard that too. </p>

<p>ya know what's weird? for that MVP thing my host got a full ride in grants and work study. no loans. EOP. her EFC was 0 and she had 2 siblings in college too. BUT my best friend's, she went to MVP too, host had NO AID at all! not even a loan. nooo aid. she had a tiny private scholarship that paid for books. and her 2 sisters go to some other really good colleges, don't remember which ones, and they both get amaazing aid there since there's 3 kids in college. but cornell said that her assets were worth so much that she wasn't eligible for aid. she's not that rich though.</p>

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<p>so far i know if you are in H/EOP you probably get alot of Aid.... and i know ppl who got out of Cornell without paying a buck</p>

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<p>Tap and Pell i dont know Financial Aid stuff</p>

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<p>does anyone know what a "good" or average amount of financial aid is?</p>

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<p>did anyone not get their f.a. package form yet?
I just recieved today a letter from f.a. office saying that they will send me the form as quickly as possible.</p>

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<p>What kind of financial aid do other ivies give? More grants and less loans?</p>

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<p>i didn't get it yet. but yea i got that letter saying it's coming as soon as possible.</p>

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<p>hm what is H/EOP?</p>

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<p>Almost a full ride, still about 2500 over our EFC. The loans really worry me (over 10k), but at least I know that my family can pay for it.</p>

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<p>H/EOP is for low income and underepresenting students because of their family background they need to work throughout their highs school life inorder to support their family...</p>

<p>my family is low income and single parent as i said, and yea i did worked to pay my own stuff ......so i am qualified for H/EOP, even though my grades are not that low yet not high~ so i was qualified for that</p>

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<p>they basically pay you more in financial aid</p>

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<p>yeah i got 17,000 in aid (in state HumEc)... but 12000 of that 17000 is loans/ work study... only 5000 or so in grant aid...</p>

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<p>This is one ED applicant from upenn this year and this is what he said he got for financial aid in his post:</p>

<p>"Penn expects my family to cover around 25,000 a year. My dad is the only that one works and he makes around 90,000-100,000 a year. However, all the other money to make up the full 47 grand, Penn has covered with scholarships/endowments. This means there are no loans whatsover on my financial aid. Does this mean I cannot get aids to pay off some of the 25,000 a year Penn expects my family to cover? Thanks."</p>

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<p>My dad is also the only one that works and makes around 90k - 100k... but I got 13k loans instead of grants.. i guess Cornell just doesnt give much financial aid..</p>

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<p>guys...this really worries me because I haven't got my FA package yet since they lost some of my permanent resident papers..so I had to re-fax them today. OMG. My parents are not wealthy at all. I'm reallllllly worried! AHHHHHHHHHHHH! I did not even begin to think about the financial aspects of college until now.</p>

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<p>Don't worry asianjewel.. If you ARE poor, they will fulfill all your financial need. They want to keep you.</p>

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<p>I'm not sure if I would be considered poor poorrr. Like I live in a family of 4. My dad is the only one that works, and he makes about ~50,000/year. We recently got a new house and is paying $2000/month for mortgage. That plus insurance for cars, medical blah blah...other expenses. I don't think we can afford really anything. =(((((
We're not below the cutoff line for super disadvantage families, yet we're like SO SLIGHTLY above it that it's sad.</p>

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<p>If you don't get enough, call the financial aid advisor and negotiate =)</p>

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<p>work on some scholarships</p>

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<p>They sent me a letter saying I need to turn in the Busines and Farm supplement? My parents don't even own a business. . . I'm going to call the Financial Aid office 2morrow</p>